Creative Music Making Activities for Kids

 
Keep Calm and
Make Music
 
A Pizza Hut
 
Getting creative with a song
 
 
Pizza Hut
duration & texture
 
Sing the song together until you are confident with how it goes
Add some actions for each of the lines
A Pizza Hut (draw a house in the air)
Kentucky Fried Chicken (flap arms like chicken wings)
McDonalds (draw the golden arches in the air)
 
Clap, say and count the syllables for each place
A    Pi-zza hut
 
Ken-tu-cky fried chic-ken
 
Mc-Don-alds
 
 
When you feel very confident (and if there are enough of you) try singing it as a
round
Make it your own…
 
Think of a new topic e.g. Dinosaurs or Sweeties
Make up a new set of words for each line
Tri-cer-a-tops
    
A strawberry lace
Big, long dip-lo-do-cus
   
fizzy cola bottle
A T-Rex
     
marsh mallow
 
Sing your new version and add actions
Try working in groups to come up with different songs
that you can share with each other
Remember to clap the syllables to make sure they fit
Add your own actions
 
 
Take it a little further…with sounds
 
 
Explore some sound effects for each of 3 different ideas using body / voice
/ instrumental sounds
 
 
e.g. 
 
Triceratops: make a vocal “horn” sound
  
Diplodocus: make a long, slow sound
  
T-Rex: make a scary / loud sound
 
Try making a hand action that shows the sound
Try drawing a symbol that represents each sound, e.g.
 
 
 
triceratops
 
diplodocus
  
T-Rex
 
Explore different arrangements / sequences of these symbols to create
some dinosaur music
 
Dinosaur music
 
Try playing this sequence:
 
 
And try playing this one
 
 
Now make up your own
 
Dinosaur Music
 
Try playing this pattern:
 
 
And try playing this one:
 
 
Now make up your own
 
Take it a little further…with rhythms
 
Use the rhythm patterns of each word
     straw-berry lace
 
   
fi-zzy co-la bot-tle             
marsh ma-llow
See if you can notate the patterns using a grid
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Explore different sequences and patterns by using the word
rhythms in different orders  or repeating the rhythms
 
 
Take it a little further…with layers
 
Create your own “Pizza music” 
 
by layering up your sounds
or rhythms
Choose a sound to be your “dough” – this should be a
steady beat played by one group e.g. 
swee-ties swee-ties
Choose one of your rhythms / sounds to become the first
“topping” (layer) and play it on the top of your “dough” e.g.
marsh mal-low
Next layer on another rhythm / sound to create a third
“topping” e.g. 
mi-ni choc-late eggs
As a group decide how many “toppings” (layers) you want
on your pizza music
Rehearse  and perform it together
If you can, record it on an iPad and watch it back
 
You could notate it like this…
 
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Engage children in fun and educational music-making exercises like creating their own songs, exploring sound effects, and rhythms inspired by dinosaurs and sweet treats. Encourage creativity through actions and group collaboration.


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  1. Keep Calm and Make Music A Pizza Hut

  2. Getting creative with a song

  3. Pizza Hut duration & texture Sing the song together until you are confident with how it goes Add some actions for each of the lines A Pizza Hut (draw a house in the air) Kentucky Fried Chicken (flap arms like chicken wings) McDonalds (draw the golden arches in the air) Clap, say and count the syllables for each place A Pi-zza hut Ken-tu-cky fried chic-ken Mc-Don-alds When you feel very confident (and if there are enough of you) try singing it as a round

  4. Make it your own Think of a new topic e.g. Dinosaurs or Sweeties Make up a new set of words for each line Tri-cer-a-tops Big, long dip-lo-do-cus A T-Rex A strawberry lace fizzy cola bottle marsh mallow Sing your new version and add actions Try working in groups to come up with different songs that you can share with each other Remember to clap the syllables to make sure they fit Add your own actions

  5. Take it a little furtherwith sounds Explore some sound effects for each of 3 different ideas using body / voice / instrumental sounds e.g. Triceratops: make a vocal horn sound Diplodocus: make a long, slow sound T-Rex: make a scary / loud sound Try making a hand action that shows the sound Try drawing a symbol that represents each sound, e.g. triceratops diplodocus T-Rex Explore different arrangements / sequences of these symbols to create some dinosaur music

  6. Dinosaur music Try playing this sequence: And try playing this one Now make up your own

  7. Dinosaur Music Try playing this pattern: And try playing this one: Now make up your own

  8. Take it a little furtherwith rhythms Use the rhythm patterns of each word straw straw- -berry lace berry lace fi-zzy co-la bot-tle marsh ma-llow See if you can notate the patterns using a grid straw berry lace X XX X Fiz-zy Co-la Bot- tle XX XX X X M a r s h Mal- low X X Explore different sequences and patterns by using the word rhythms in different orders or repeating the rhythms

  9. Take it a little furtherwith layers Create your own Pizza music by layering up your sounds or rhythms Choose a sound to be your dough this should be a steady beat played by one group e.g. swee-ties swee-ties Choose one of your rhythms / sounds to become the first topping (layer) and play it on the top of your dough e.g. marsh mal-low Next layer on another rhythm / sound to create a third topping e.g. mi-ni choc-late eggs As a group decide how many toppings (layers) you want on your pizza music Rehearse and perform it together If you can, record it on an iPad and watch it back

  10. You could notate it like this 1 2 3 4 Swee- ties swee- ties Marsh Mal-low Marsh Mal-low Mi-ni Choc-late eggs 1 2 3 4 x x x x x xx x xx xx xx x

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